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J. UOUHEU.

' DEVICE FOR CLEANING SLATES. No. 352,946. Patented Nov. 23', 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB COOHEU, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR CLEAN ING SLATE S.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,946, dated Noyember 23, 1 886.

Application filed September 7, 1886. Serial No. 212,969. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JACOB COOHEU, a citizen. of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Device for Cleaning Slates, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, of which the following .is a specification.

The object of my invention is a device for cleaning slates, which is made of material not easily destroyed, having the peculiarity of holding together absorbents and a reservoir in a compact and convenient form, and, if desired to be carried as a Watch, it may be placed in a case of that form. It is described in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a front view showing upper broken part in section. Fig. 2 is a top view of stopper. Fig. 3 is a three-quarter view of the article complete.

In Fig. 1, A is the outside View of the lower portion of an annular elastic tubular reservoir for holding water or other cleansing-fluid, and encircles absorbents B B.

a is the interior of reservoir.

B B are absorbents for taking up moisture, and are removed preparatory to filling reservolr.

b is an absorbent or elastic finger for erasing minute parts.

d is a stopper shown in section in neck of reservoir; .6, an elastic washer.

f is a thumb-screw, which passes through washer e and takes into a thread on the interior of stopper d, and when closed compresses e against top of d, rendering it Water-tight.

g is a slot in d, passing directly alongside of screwf as it enters stopper d, through which the water flows if e be released and A slightly pressed.

z is a perforation in center disk, j.

j is a disk in center of'(and part of) A.

k is a string attached to absorbent B, and passing through i, then through a loop in B, back through i, and then drawn to its fullest extent andcaught by a clove hitch or any suitable knot around the outside of reservoirnerk, thereby bringing and holding together absorbents B B in contactwith center disk, j, ready for use, as shown in Fig. 3.

I claimas my invention The annular tubular elastic reservoir provided with the pieces 3 B b, of absorbent material, adjustable substantially as described, and a stopper having an aperture andadjustable washer.

In testimony that I claim. the foregoing as my invention have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 6th day of September, 1886.

JACOB oooHEU.

Witnesses:

Trros. B. CLIFFORD, GEORGE W. PAGE. 

